Category Archives: Preaching

The following excerpt is from Gerhard Bode’s article, “Knowing How to Live and Die: Luther and the Teaching of the Christian Faith” in the Concordia Journal. Lamin Sanneh observed that in its history, the Christian church has been adept at … Continue reading →

Rev. Klaus Detlev Schulz writes, Mission is thus the activity by which God puts His salvific intentions into practice. That is, God intentionally uses His Word and Sacraments as signs and testimonies of His will toward man, ‘intended to awaken … Continue reading →

Dr. Dale Meyer, President of Concordia Seminary (St. Louis) observes that he doesn’t hear “the fear of God talked about much in the church.” He then states, “I suspect that’s why mainline American denominations are not growing.” Dr. Meyer writes, There are many … Continue reading →

Dr. Dale Meyer, President of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and former The Lutheran Hour speaker draws a correlation between the sermons Lutheran (i.e. LCMS) pastors preach and the declining participation in our congregations. Meyer writes, Listening to sermons on and … Continue reading →

In the Concordia Journal (Spring 2015 Vol. 41, No. 2) Dr. Dale Meyer quotes from William Barclay’s article, “In the Hand of God,” which is in For All the Saints (Part 2). In the following quote, Barclay tells of a … Continue reading →

I see preachers kneeling in the starting blocks preparing for a mad dash. “Get ready, get set,…” Here are some timely words from C.F.W. Walther, a seasoned preaching practitioner, as you prepare to undertake the Holy Week preaching task! We must … Continue reading →

Martin Luther writes in his Large Catechism: Neither you nor I could ever know anything of Christ, or believe in him and take him as our Lord, unless these were first offered to us and bestowed on our hearts through … Continue reading →

The following sermon excerpts are reproduced from a sermon preached by Dr. Robert Preus at the Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, IN) Winter Call Service (February 4, 1986). The sermon, based on 2 Timothy 4, was published in the Concordia … Continue reading →

The following sermon excerpts are reproduced from a sermon preached by Dr. Robert Preus at the Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, IN) Winter Call Service (February 4, 1986). The sermon, based on 2 Timothy 4, was published in the Concordia … Continue reading →